Cottage among Trees
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- 6 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (17.1 x 27.6 cm); vertical strip 6 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (17.2 x 3.2 cm) added by artist to the sheet at right.
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the work under the subject Landscapes, and the image clearly depicts a rural landscape with a cottage, trees, open ground, and a distant background.
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Nature Visual · 96%
Trees, shrubs, grasses, and other natural forms occupy most of the composition around the dwelling.
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Rural Life Visual · 90%
The image presents a modest countryside dwelling, open ground, and simple fencing in a rural setting.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Both · 98%
The catalog identifies brown ink and brown wash on paper washed with brown; the image is dominated by warm beige, tan, and brown tones.
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Contour Line Visual · 95%
Trees, fencing, the cottage, and foreground forms are articulated with expressive outlines and recurring curving contour strokes.
Medium and Techniques
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Drawing Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a drawing, and the image visibly consists of ink drawing and wash on paper.
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Work on Paper Both · 99%
The catalog specifies paper as the support, which is visibly present as the warm-toned sheet surrounding the drawn and washed areas.
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Stains/Washes Both · 97%
The listed medium includes brush and brown wash, and translucent and denser brown washes are visibly used across the foliage, cottage, and ground.
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Hatching Visual · 94%
Repeated short, parallel, and cross-directional strokes visibly build shadow, foliage, tree trunks, and the foreground.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work circa 1650, placing it within the seventeenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Dutch Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies Rembrandt as Dutch and gives Leiden and Amsterdam in the artist display line.
Source & rights
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn). Cottage among Trees. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.